The effigy, which was designed by artist and sculptor Martin Jennings and is emblazoned on the highly collectible coins, depicts King Charles III wearing the Tudor crown. The Tudor Crown was personally selected by the King for the portrait despite it no longer existing, having been destroyed in the 1640s. The image also includes King Charles’ cypher and crown to symbolise him being inside the abbey where he is to be crowned. Rebecca Morgan, director of collector services at The Royal Mint, called the range “a wonderful keepsake of such a historic occasion”. “You can see that the King is obviously channelling some of the iconography of the last king that Britain had.”

Source: The Times April 13, 2023 04:05 UTC